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BOOT 0R 580. Whitman mia Nc. is. 1915 1 ,285, 123. Patented Nov. 19, 191s,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PERLEY R. GLASS, 0F BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T0 UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY,

A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

BOOT OB. SHOE.

Speaioation of Letters atent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Application lef December 15, 1915. Serial No. 66,948.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I. Penney R. GLASS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookline. in the county of Norfolk and State of Maesa'chusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Boots or Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like. reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures. Y

This invention relates to improvements in boots and shoes and more particularly to the construction and arrangements of the eyelets of laced boots and shoes.

In shoes of certain styles it is desired to conceal the eyelets so that they shall not be seen when the shoe is laced upon the foot-'of the wearer. Heretofore eyelets have been set in the lining portion of the'upper in register with a hole through the outer or leather part. It has been found'that, under certain conditionsiand particularly in shoes'where a light or soft leather is used in the upper, the strain upon the lacing pulls the hole in the leather part out of register with the eyelet set in the lining part, an occurrence which detracts greatly from the appearance of the, shoe. An object of the present invention is to provide a construction and arrangement of eyelet which will obvi'ate this diflieulty without interfering with the systems of shoemaking and eyeleting employed at present by shoe manufacturers.

l have discovered that these results may be obtained by employing an eyelet having a continuous smooth flange and a barrel projecting from the flange having an elongated portion on one side, which may be clenched upon the outer surface of the leather part of the upper Where it will be concealed by the lacing, and terminating throughout the remainder of its periphery below the surface oi' the leather part Where its presence is partially concealed or rendered inconspicuous.

As herein shown the barrel of the eyelet is of noncircular cross Section. Although not essential this construction is of great advantage in that it facilitates the handling of the eyelet and its presentation to the Work with the elongated portion of the barrel aecurately loe-ated in the proper position to be clenched at the side of the eyelet toward the lacing slit.

Another feature of the invention consists in an eyelet having an elongated portion of its barrell clenched upon the outer surface of the outer part of the upper and the remainder of its barrel clenched upon the outer surface of the lining part. This arrangement is advantageous in that the eyelet is afforded a firm holding upon the material of the upper over an extended area.

These and other features of the invention will be best understood and appreciated from the following deeoription of a preferred embodiment thereof selected for purposes of illustration and shown in the accompanying drawings, in Which- YFigure l is a View in perepective of a portion of a shoe embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale through one of the eyelets, and

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of one of the eyelets as it appears before it is set in the upper.

.The upper herein shown comprises an outer part 10, usually of leather. and a lining part comprising a stifening strip of tex* tile material l-i and an inner layer l2 of leather or textile material.

' The evelet comprises a flat flange 16 and a barrel 18 having' at one side an elongated portion 2G, the remainder of the barrel terminating in a plane parallel to the flange 16l YThe eyelet herein shown is of oval crossV section, this being an advantageous shape bee-anse it facilitates handling of the eyelets and delivering them with the elongated portion of the barrel in a predetermined positron. It 1s Within the scopoy of the present invention to employ un eyelet of circular cross section although by so doing certain advantages incident to the asserting and delivering of oval eyelets would be sacrificed.

In setting the eyelets both the outer part 10 and the lining part 12, 14 are perforated and the eyelet is inserted from the inner side of the linin part 12 so that its ilange 16 rests upon t e inner Surface of said lining. It Will be understood that the flange 16 of the eyelet is the smooth continuous flange of the eyelet as manufactured and, accordingly, the only part of the eyelet which con tacts with the apparel of the wearer is entirely free of rough edges. The elongated portion 2O of the barrel projects entirely through both parts of the upper and is adapted to be bent over or clenched upon the outer surface of the outer part 10 and upon the side of the lacing passage adjacent to the lacing slit. The remainder of the `barrel is not sufficiently long to 'pass thrbugh the outer part 10 of the upper but preferably is clenched upon the outer surface of the stiff'ening strip 14 of the lining part as shown in Figs. l and 2. The clenched elongated portion 20 holds together the parts of the upper at the side of the lacing passage toward the lacing slit and the eyelet itself is thereby held in place. The remainder of the barrel being clenched upon the lining contributes still further to hold the eyelet in place.

Vhen the shoe is laced the lacing passes over the clenched elongated portion 2() of each eyelet and thus effectually conceals the parts of the eyelet which extend above the outer part l0 of the upper. It will be apparent from an inspection of Fig. .2 that the pull of the lacing is transmitted entirely to that portion of the eyelet Which engages both parts of the upper so that there is no tendency to displace the leather part l0 with respect to the lining part 1Q.y 14 or carry the hole in the leather out of register with the eyelet located beneath it.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A boot or shoe upper comprising an outer part and a lining part, both of said parts being perforated fior a lacing7 and eyelets with their flanges upon the inner surface of the lining part and with their barrels clenched partly on the outer surface of the lining part and partly on the outer surface of the outer part.

2. A boot or shoe upper comprisin outer and lining parts, and eyelets set Witi their flanges upon the inner surface of the lining part, one side of the barrel of each eyelet extending entirely through the upper and being clenched on the outer surface thereof, and the remainder of each barrel being clenched upon the outer surface of the lining part beneath the outer part.

, A boot or shoe upper comprising outer and lining parts, and an eyelet clenched with different portions of its barrel upon the youtersurfaces of the respective parts.

l. A boot or shoe upper comprising outer and lining parts, and an oval eyelet having a smooth continuous flange and having one flat side of its barrel elongated and clenched upon the outer surface of the outer part, said original, smooth, continuous flange being disposed on the inner surface of the lining part.

5. A boot or shoe upper comprising outer and lining parts both perforated for a lacing, and eyelets each comprising a barrel and a smooth, continuous flange, disposed with their original. smooth continuous flanges against the inner surface of the lining part, the barrels of the eyelets, upon the side toward the lacing slit, being clenched upon thc outer surface of the outer part and in the remainder of the barrel terminating be low said surface.

G. A boot or shoe upper comprising outer and lining parts both perforated for a lacing, and eyelets disposed therein each cornprising a continuous smooth flange, and a tubular barrel projecting from the flange having an elongated portion on one side and terminatingr throughout the remainder of its periphery in a plane parallel to its flange.

7. A boot or shoe upper comprising outer and lining parts both perforated for a lacmg, and eyelets disposed therein each comprising a` continuous flange, and a tubular barrel of oval cross section projecting from the flange and having one of its flat sides elongated more than the remainder of the barrel.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification.

PERLEY R. GLASS.

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Washing-ton, D. C. 

